From 65e90017914eb2ae41e86435bd203329cc9724c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: daomah <129229601+daomah@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 03:13:48 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add documentation for installing via winget (#44941)

Simple documentation PR.

Added information for installing on Windows via winget. Added links from
the main README to relevant sections for both macOS and Windows

Release Notes:

- N/A
---
 README.md                | 2 +-
 docs/src/installation.md | 6 ++++++
 docs/src/windows.md      | 8 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1e2a75beccc9b115bd3b2e09bcc812aebc98329..d3a5fd20526e5eae6826241dce2bb94e8533ecb3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Welcome to Zed, a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of
 
 ### Installation
 
-On macOS, Linux, and Windows you can [download Zed directly](https://zed.dev/download) or [install Zed via your local package manager](https://zed.dev/docs/linux#installing-via-a-package-manager).
+On macOS, Linux, and Windows you can [download Zed directly](https://zed.dev/download) or install Zed via your local package manager ([macOS](https://zed.dev/docs/installation#macos)/[Linux](https://zed.dev/docs/linux#installing-via-a-package-manager)/[Windows](https://zed.dev/docs/windows#package-managers)).
 
 Other platforms are not yet available:
 
diff --git a/docs/src/installation.md b/docs/src/installation.md
index 7802ef7776a78deefb196ab005297e1f54314ea6..7d2009e3a0266160ce4e13056287c36ef7660008 100644
--- a/docs/src/installation.md
+++ b/docs/src/installation.md
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ brew install --cask zed@preview
 
 Get the latest stable builds via [the download page](https://zed.dev/download). If you want to download our preview build, you can find it on its [releases page](https://zed.dev/releases/preview). After the first manual installation, Zed will periodically check for install updates.
 
+Additionally, you can install Zed using winget:
+
+```sh
+winget install -e --id ZedIndustries.Zed
+```
+
 ### Linux
 
 For most Linux users, the easiest way to install Zed is through our installation script:
diff --git a/docs/src/windows.md b/docs/src/windows.md
index 34a553dd5b032915ed52651f7f02b737995b959b..b7b4b6b7bf153a2cae7cbf2b7168d502cfbdaeb0 100644
--- a/docs/src/windows.md
+++ b/docs/src/windows.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ Get the latest stable builds via [the download page](https://zed.dev/download).
 
 You can also build zed from source, see [these docs](https://zed.dev/docs/development/windows) for instructions.
 
+### Package managers
+
+Additionally, you can install Zed using winget:
+
+```sh
+winget install -e --id ZedIndustries.Zed
+```
+
 ## Uninstall
 
 - Installed via installer: Use `Settings` → `Apps` → `Installed apps`, search for Zed, and click Uninstall.